POLICE AND FIRE: March 18, 2013

Monday

Mar 18, 2013 at 11:55 AMMar 18, 2013 at 11:58 AM

KINCHELOE

Pair arrested

Chippewa County Sheriff Deputies, Michigan State Police and Kinross Public Safety worked in conjunction Sunday morning leading to a pair of arrests after a witness observed something thrown over a fence at the Kinross Correctional Facility.

KINCHELOE

Pair arrested

Chippewa County Sheriff Deputies, Michigan State Police and Kinross Public Safety worked in conjunction Sunday morning leading to a pair of arrests after a witness observed something thrown over a fence at the Kinross Correctional Facility.

The suspect vehicle was stopped along M-80 shortly after 8 a.m.

The driver, Kinya D. Eldridge, 40, of Flint was arrested for driving while license suspended and smuggling contraband into a prison, while her passenger, Susan M. Mayhugh, 25, of Flint was also arrested on a smuggling charge.

Both women were booked into the Chippewa County Jail.

Evidence suggests that a the pair had thrown cell phones, tobacco and narcotics over the fence in an attempt to supply someone behind bars with these items.

STRONGS

Snowmobile accident

Chippewa County Sheriff Deputies report a Saturday afternoon snowmobile accident on Trail 474 near the Arbutus Truck Trail that left one woman injured.

According to reports, Amber N. Zeedyk, 23, of Michigan City, Ind. was attempting to make some s-turns on a rented snowmobile when she struck a tree suffering a broken pelvis and possible head injury.

Deputies were assisted by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and other emergency personnel in this incident.

SAULT STE. MARIE

Retail fraud

Sault Police report investigating a shoplifting complaint at a grocery store in the 900 block of Ashmun on Tuesday.

Reports indicate the woman entered the store with a large shopping bag and attempted to depart with a package of chicken breasts, valued at $6.25, hidden in the bag.

Meagan M. Schaasberg, 19, of the Sault was arrested for retail fraud and subsequently booked into the Chippewa County Jail.

Drug arrest

City police were called to the south end of the International Bridge Saturday evening after border agents discovered .39 grams of suspected cocaine between the center console and driver's side seat during a secondary search of a vehicle returning to the United States.

The owner of the vehicle explained he was unaware of the bag or its contents speculating that it may have been left in the vehicle by the previous owner.

Stephane M. Lacharite, 38, of Loxahatchee, Fla. was arrested for violation of the controlled substance act and booked into the Chippewa County Jail.

Disorderly endangering

Sault Police were summoned to the corner of Johnston and Maple shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday on reports of a highly-intoxicated man crawling down the street. Officers arrived to find he had used this unusual mode of transportation to get to Cedar Street and following a brief discussion and struggle arrested Todd M. Copenhaver, 46, of the Sault for disorderly endangering.

Drunk driving

Chippewa County Sheriff stopped a vehicle for speeding along Tone Road Saturday evening with a subsequent investigation resulting in one arrest.

Keith W. Clegg, 49, of Rudyard was arrested for operating while intoxicated after failing a battery of sobriety tests and booked into the Chippewa County Jail.

Warrant arrests

Local law enforcement agencies report a pair of recent warrant arrests.

• John D. Krull, 41, of the Sault was arrested Saturday evening after city police were called to the 300 block of W. Portage on a trespassing complaint. Krull was taken into custody without incident and lodged in the county jail.

• Justin T. Skipper, 26, of Pickford was arrested Friday on outstanding warrant issued by U.S. Marshals. Skipper turned himself in at the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office and was immediately booked into the county jail.

Malicious destruction

Sault Police are investigating two seemingly related incidents involving the use of blue spray paint on trucks parked outside local businesses.

In both incidents, the perpetrator used the paint to leave initials and regional affiliation on the work trucks.

The damage, estimated to be around $1,500 from the two incident, is believed to have taken place sometime between 5:30 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

One incident occurred in the 700 block of Emeline while the second took place in the 600 block of Ridge.

There are no suspects in this matter.

Missing purse

City police took a complaint Sunday from a woman who was at a downtown nightclub Saturday evening when her purse came up missing.

The wayward handbag held $100 in cash and a cell phone at the time of its disappearance.

There are no suspects in this case.

Disturbance

Sault Police were summoned to the 500 block of Ashmun late Saturday evening after one or more people entered the structure and caused a disturbance.

Investigating officers determined that several pieces of furniture and benches had been overturned inside the structure, but preliminary reports show there was no damage to any of the items.